T.H.E. (To Help Everyone) Health and Wellness Centers
President & CEO
Clifford Shiepe, MBA
Mission
T.H.E. (To Help Everyone) Health and Wellness Centers improves the health and well-being of the Los Angeles communities we serve by providing excellent and affordable preventive, primary and behavioral health care accessible to all.
“Regaining your health is only the beginning. The next step is learning how to stay well.”
History
T.H.E. was founded in 1974 by a small group of medical volunteers who wanted to bring affordable, quality health care to the South Los Angeles community of uninsured women and their families. Forty-five years later, T.H.E. has grown to serve people of all genders and ages, utilizing a patient-centered medical home model.
Today, we are a model Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), serving nearly 15,000 individuals annually in South and Southwest Los Angeles.
T.H.E. has six service sites (including a Mobile Clinic and two School-Based Health Centers) that serve some of the most vulnerable residents in South/Southeast Los Angeles. Our primary service area encompasses Crenshaw, Jefferson, West Adams, Inglewood, Lennox, Hawthorne in SPAs 6 and 8, and other densely urbanized neighborhoods noted for high rates of non-elderly uninsured.
T.H.E. has received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, a nonprofit accreditation body that ranks healthcare organizations.
People We Serve
In 2018, we served 14,630 people during 54,230 visits. Most patients come from neighborhoods characterized by over-crowding, crime, unemployment, and low levels of education. In 2018, at least 83% have incomes below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
Income level directly impacts the challenges they face related to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), such as housing, food insecurity, transportation, education, literacy, and safety. Twenty-eight percent of our patients are best served in a language other than English
Here’s more about the people we serve:
Federal Poverty Level: About 71 percent of our patients earn less than 100% of the federal poverty line.
Services We Provide
Adult and Pediatric Primary and Preventive Medical Care
Dental Care
Behavioral Health
Chiropractic
Acupuncture
Women’s Health
Prenatal Care
Perinatal and Prenatal Education
Substance Use Disorder Services
Chronic Disease Screening and Treatment
Diabetes Wellness Program
Health Education
Case Management
Food and Nutrition Counseling
Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Treatment